Swiss

Panasonic big screen TVs! Privacy screens! A bottle of human-rendered growth hormone with every seat! That’s what you get in the First Class cabin on Swiss International Airlines, the carrier of oligarchs, tax-evaders, and their rich, violently anorexic molls. The video was put together by this woman who apparently goes a-travellin’ for a living. Read More

Seriously. His name is Yves Rossy and he’s a Swiss airline pilot by day and adventurer by night. The 22-mile flight took him only 10 minutes and he had hoped to reach 125 MPH. He started by jumping out of a small, French plane and quickly flipped on the jet pack. From there he attempted to follow the route Louis Blériot took 99 years ago when he became the first man to cross… Read More

Roboteer Sylvain Calinon, who dabbles in human-robot interaction, has created a robot specially designed to put an entire class of Frenchman out of business. He’s Swiss, so that makes some sense, but all national rivalries aside he’s made a pretty cool little bot.
This thing has facial recognition built in, and snaps a picture when you sit down in front of it. It then draws you… Read More

Didn’t get enough time on the slopes this winter and still feel the need to go downhill at breakneck speeds? Well the Swiss are one step ahead of you. Behold the Bikeboard!
The original Swiss Bikeboard — a cross between a scooter and a snowboard — was developed for use on snow (check the picture after the jump), but the makers designed it so the boards can be easily switched… Read More